As a part of the education mission at Safari Club International Foundation (SCIF) to ensure the future of wildlife, SCIF is helping young wildlife professionals pursue their dreams of working in the wildlife conservation field. SCIF has been providing scholarships to students in wildlife management at several top university programs for almost 20 years through our …
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By Spencie Netschert, Sables President The American Wilderness Leadership School (AWLS) is shaping up to have a successful summer season in 2021! As of early to mid-February AWLS educator sign-ups have surpassed sign-ups in both 2020 and 2019, with 94 teachers currently signed up to attend AWLS 2021. This exceeds the 68 teachers in 2020 and …
By Marc Stewart, SCIF Supporter I started hunting at the age of 13 when my dad finally let me join him on a deer hunt. I can remember being left behind, because I was too little and too young. The fun and fellowship around camp is what I will always associate with hunting. Fast forward nearly …
An in-depth question and answer session with Ph.D. candidate Camille Warbington about her PhD project on sitatunga in Uganda in conjunction with Dr. Mark Boyce, University of Alberta discussing the objectives of the project, what it means to hunters and the importance of SCIF’s support.. Q: Camille, we really appreciate you taking time out of your schedule to …
SCIF Research Spotlight – Camille Warbington (Uganda Sitatunga Project) Read More »
The International Wildlife Museum in Tucson, Arizona has been providing online schools with virtual live animal encounters since December 2020; however, in the past month, the reach of these programs has expanded throughout the country and even into Canada! The Museum has booked over 100 encounters so far with schools in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Florida, Ohio, …
International Wildlife Museum Reaching Students Across the U.S. Read More »
What’s your impossible dream hunt? That one hunting goal that you know you’re too old or too laid up to even dream about, but you do anyway! We all have one. Admit it or not, there’s always that one more species, one more destination, one more hunt that keeps us going year after year. That was …
Parker Guide Service Alaskan Goat Hunt Sweepstakes Winner Tom Miller Takes Trophy Goat Read More »
By Rob Clark, SCIF Supporter In January of 1970, I attended classes about the outdoors and conservation for ten Saturday afternoons given by the Zimmer Club on Staten Island, a club of blue-collar folks who knew the value of educating youth about conservation and the outdoors. We had classes on both big game & small game …
Congratulations to Blaine Vanderzanden of Hillsboro, OR for winning the 2021 Krieghoff Semprio Rifle Sweepstakes. The drawing was held on Saturday, February 6, 2021. A special thank you to Krieghoff International for their continued support of SCI Foundation and our wildlife conservation and outdoor education programs. A special thank you to Krieghoff International for their continued support of …
2021 Krieghoff Semprio Rifle Sweepstakes Winner Drawn Read More »
By Joe Goergen Safari Club International Foundation (SCIF) is well known for its work in Africa, but we are also heavily involved in the conservation of wild sheep and goats in central Asia. We have been at the forefront of argali surveys for many years in Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia and Tajikistan, and are the only NGO with …
SCIF Work In Central Asia Demonstrates Far-Reaching Impact Read More »
By Joe Goergen Safari Club International Foundation has a long history of involvement with anti-poaching operations in Africa, having invested more than half a million dollars thanks to the Hunter Legacy Fund and our generous donors over the last 10 years. Poaching is driven by a complex set of social and economic factors, so consideration for …
Making A Difference On The Ground – SCIF Anti-Poaching Efforts Read More »
